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Memphis Jewish Federation, Jewish Foundation of Memphis Receive Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

By Emma FigarskyMemphis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis have both received a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, which is the highest possible rating. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Federation and Foundation are currently two of twelve Four…

by JCPConnect- April 8, 2021

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Federation’s PJ Library Book Swap Helps Local Families Refresh Home Libraries

Spring cleaning, or cleaning for Passover, is a common annual event. What’s one thing that made preparing for Passover, and spring, different this year? Memphis Jewish Federation’s PJ Library Book Drop & Swap! Over the course of a week, families donate their gently used children’s books, culminating…

by JCPConnect- March 31, 2021

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Lion Behind the Pin: Jeri Moskovitz’s Jewish Journey

Though her hometown of Augusta, Georgia’s Jewish community was tiny, Memphis Lion of Judah Jeri Moskovitz nonetheless enjoyed an abundance of Jewish engagement opportunities because of intentional decisions by her parents. Her JCC President dad, Haskell Toporek, and Hadassah President mom, Dale, made sure Jeri and her siblings were…

by JCPConnect- March 19, 2021

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Lion Behind the Pin: Dot Bilsky’s Commitment to Community

In a strangely disconnected year, Dot Bilsky has relied on her long affiliation with the Memphis Jewish Federation Lions of Judah as a way to stay connected to the people and places she loves in Jewish Memphis.“I became a Lion because my husband signed me up, and I am…

by JCPConnect- February 12, 2021

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Lions are Limitless – Janice Ringel Reports on the International Lion of Judah Conference

“I’m a new Lion of Judah this year, so I went into this conference with no expectations,” said Memphis Lion Janice Ringel, our correspondent ‘on the ground’ at the International Lion of Judah Conference. “If it had been an in-person conference, being so new as a Lion I…

by JCPConnect- February 12, 2021

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Memphis Jewish Federation, Jewish Foundation of Memphis Receive Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

Federation’s PJ Library Book Swap Helps Local Families Refresh Home Libraries

Lion Behind the Pin: Jeri Moskovitz’s Jewish Journey

Lion Behind the Pin: Dot Bilsky’s Commitment to Community

Lions are Limitless – Janice Ringel Reports on the International Lion of Judah Conference